Andy Ricker to Open Whiskey Soda Lounge in Brooklyn

If you were not convinced that Brooklyn was an East Coast version of Portland, Ore., the chef Andy Ricker, who owns Pok Pok Ny in Brooklyn, keeps adding to the case. In the spring, he plans to open a Whiskey Soda Lounge, like the one he has in Portland, just a few doors down from Pok Pok Ny. This branch, in a small space, will serve drinks and Thai-style “drinking food” snacks that Mr. Ricker described as “spicy-salty-sour.” He sees it as a holding pen for customers waiting for tables at the restaurant. And he plans to serve Ike’s Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings, a cult favorite.